OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rice is 23. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Salicylic Acid Acts Upstream of Auxin and Nitric Oxide (NO) in Cell Wall Phosphorus Remobilization in Phosphorus Deficient Rice	84
Identification of Novel Quantitative Trait Loci for Culm Thickness of Rice Derived from Strong-Culm Landrace in Japan, Omachi	75
Gγ-protein GS3 Function in Tight Genetic Relation with OsmiR396/GS2 to Regulate Grain Size in Rice	67
Constant Illumination Boosts Rice Immunity via the Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Signaling Pathway: A Mechanistic Exploration	60
Simultaneous Enhancement of iron Deficiency Tolerance and Iron Accumulation in Rice by Combining the Knockdown of OsHRZ Ubiquitin Ligases with the Introduction of Engineered Ferric-chelate Reductase	50
Can the Wild Perennial, Rhizomatous Rice Species Oryza longistaminata be a Candidate for De Novo Domestication?	43
Revealing Genomic Traits and Evolutionary Insights of Oryza officinalis from Southern China Through Genome Assembly and Transcriptome Analysis	40
Small Papillae Regulated by SPD25 are Critical for Balancing Photosynthetic CO2 Assimilation and Water Loss in Rice	40
MORE FLORET1 Interacts with C-type Replication Protein A Complex and Regulates Male Meiosis in Rice	40
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Blast Resistance and Grain Yield in Japonica Rice Cultivars in Flooded Fields	36
Deciphering the Genetic Basis of Allelopathy in japonica Rice Cultivated in Temperate Regions Using a Genome-Wide Association Study	35
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase OsRFI2 Regulates Salinity Tolerance by Targeting Ascorbate Peroxidase OsAPX8 for its Degradation in Rice	33
Impairment of the Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase 2 Gene Induces Lesion Mimicry and Downregulates Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis Pathway Genes in Rice	32
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Foliar Application Effectively Enhanced Zinc and Aroma Content in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Grains	32
Improving Rice Grain Quality Through Ecotype Breeding for Enhancing Food and Nutritional Security in Asia–Pacific Region	31
Rice MPK17 Plays a Negative Role in the Xa21-Mediated Resistance Against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	29
Construction of a Female Sterility Maintaining System Based on a Novel Mutation of the MEL2 Gene	28
The Signal Peptidase MoSpc2 Orchestrates Fungal Development, Protein Secretion and Pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae	28
Optimization of Multi-Generation Multi-location Genomic Prediction Models for Recurrent Genomic Selection in an Upland Rice Population	28
Autotetraploidy of rice does not potentiate the tolerance to drought stress in the seedling stage	28
Measurements of Antibacterial Activity of Seed Crude Extracts in Cultivated Rice and Wild Oryza Species	26
Epiallelic Variation of TILLER ANGLE CONTROL 5 (TAC5) Regulates Tiller Angle by Modulating Gravitropism in Rice	24
Identification of Candidate Genes for Hypoxia Tolerance in Rice by Genome-Wide Association Analysis and Transcriptome Sequencing	23
Exploring Genetic Diversity within aus Rice Germplasm: Insights into the Variations in Agro-morphological Traits	23
The PPR-Domain Protein SOAR1 Regulates Salt Tolerance in Rice	23

A Multi-omics Approach Reveals the Effects of Bio- and Chemical- Pesticides on Rice Yield and Quality under Disease Stress